I want a world where hearts are not deceived and do not deceive others.

I want a world where men live free from fear and coercion.

Oh...why has time changed us?

Beauty itself is a painful convulsion in the heart, an abundance of vitality in the soul, and a mad chase undertaken by the spirit until it encounters the heavens.

If your blade were as sharp as your tongue, you'd have sliced me through years ago.

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.

Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.

African Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem.

I like to play things that people understand, or maybe tunes that they could recognize. And so — I play for the people, just as much as for myself. Because, as I say, I still like to play.

I love inappropriate humour. What else are you going to do? You have to laugh.

The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.

I am bravery. I am courage. I am valor. I am daring. I am holding a thesaurus.

The road to love is littered by the bones of other ones, who by the magic of the moment were mysteriously undone.

The idea of Herman Melville in a writing class is always distressing to me.